In This Issue:

TEAC Accreditation

Health Endorsement

AC & MIS Partnership

Teacher Association Banquet

2012 Notable Alumni

Dr. Poor Presentation

NWO Symposium

Technology Enhanced Learning

Institute for

Education

November 29, 2012 Volume 2, Issue 2

Dr. Andrea R. Milner, Director

Assistant Professor, Teacher Education amilner@adrian.edu, 517.265.5161 ext 4625 Kristen Miller, Administrative Assistant

kmiller5@adrian.edu, 517.265.5161 ext 3880 www.adrian.edu/institutes/Education/index/php

Dr. Poor’s presentation on October 8

College Teacher Education

Program, which is de-

signed to empower compe-

tent, caring, creative, and

committed educators who

will demonstrate the Rib-

bons of Excellence, is

granted national Accredi-

tation by the Teacher Edu-

cation Accreditation Coun-

cil (TEAC) for a period of

seven years, from October

2012 to October 2019. This

accreditation certifies that

the forenamed professional

education program has

provided evidence that the

program adheres to TEAC’s

quality principles”.

Visit TEAC’s website for

more information:

http://www.teac.org/

Congratulations to the Adrian

College Teacher Education Pro-

gram for receiving National Ac-

creditation from the Teacher

Education Accreditation Coun-

cil (TEAC). The Adrian College

Teacher Education Department

was awarded the highest level

of accreditation, 7 years with no

stipulations.

Marcie Brown, Chair of the De-

partment, Dr. Andrea R. Milner,

Institute for Education Director

and Julie Sinkovitz, TED Certifi-

cation Officer traveled to Phila-

delphia to represent Adrian

College before the TEAC Ac-

creditation Committee. Ac-

cording to TEAC, “The Teacher

Education Accreditation Coun-

cil is dedicated to helping edu-

cation preparation programs

improve and be accountable

for their quality.” TEAC’s

goal is to “offer public assur-

ance that educators are com-

petent, caring, and qualified”.

The Teacher Education De-

partment went through sever-

al steps in the accreditation

process, and all TED faculty

and staff participated in the

process since 2008. These

members include, Marcie

Brown, Andrea Milner, Julie

Sinkovitz, Al Craven, Vanessa

Morrison, Penny Cobau-

Smith, Michelle Hiscock, Rick

Lovett, Mary Betzoldt, and

Shirley McDaid.

The official statement from

TEAC states, “The Adrian

Adrian College Teacher

Education Program Receives

National Accreditation through

TEAC

Health Education Endorsement Approved The Michigan Department of Education has approved a Health Education Endorsement for Adrian College. The Health Education Endorsement is offered as a minor.

Professor Al Craven and Professor Michelle Hiscock are ecstatic as well as many of the TED students. Contact Julie Sinkovitz, Certification Officer for more information.

Visit AC’s TED webpage:

http://adrian.edu/academics/our-programs/teacher-education/

As the partnership between

Adrian College and MIS continues

to expand, the Institute for Educa-

tion would like to recognize Adrian

College biology student Aubrey

Quinlan. Aubrey is a Teacher Edu-

cation student, majoring in biology.

She wrote lesson plans for the stu-

dent field trip to MIS. Three other

Adrian College students, Morgan

Pendleton, Doro-

thy Bandlow, and

Kassandra White

were also part of

the partnership.

MIS and Adrian

College hosted ap-

proximately 100

students from

Dundee on Tuesday, October 23.

For the lesson plans, Aubrey re-

searched the land and the pond at

MIS, and chose specific science top-

ics which fit under the Michigan

Department of Education standards

and benchmarks. She created three

separate lesson plans, focusing on

the MIS trails, native animals to this area,

and the pond. Aubrey really enjoyed work-

ing with the students in the pond as they

tested the water quality with test strips to

determine if fish could survive. She said

the first field trip went really well, and she

is looking forward to the next trip sched-

uled for May 2013. Aubrey is currently

creating a lesson plan with solutions for

the pond at MIS enabling older students to

test the pond. She said, “My whole point is

to get kids interested in science”. The

Institute for Education would like to thank

and congratulate Aubrey Quinlan, Profes-

sor Penny Cobau-Smith, TED, and Dr.

Jeffrey Lake, Biology Department, for their

superb work and success with the MIS

partnership and we look forward to the

upcoming trip in May.

Visit the following link for more information:

http://adrian.edu/news/adrian-college-and-

michigan-international-speedway

Adrian College and MIS

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Stop D

What is different about the trees here

compared to the rest of the trail? Aubrey Quinlan working with students from Dundee

College notable alum-

ni, Bob Gustas and

Mike McAran. Bob

Gustas, 2010 Hoosier

Educator of the Year

recipient was the guest

speaker for the

event. Mr. Gustas fo-

cused his presentation

on the importance of

The Teacher Education Depart-

ment at Adrian College held their

annual Associate Teacher Ban-

quet on Wednesday, October

10. The banquet recognizes Adri-

an College associate teachers and

their cooperating teachers from

local schools. President Docking

and Vice President Caldwell were

in attendance as well as Adrian

assessments and how

diversity within assess-

ments can help stu-

dents learn at a deeper

level. It was a night

full of recognition and

celebration for the

education profession.

2012 Teacher

Association Banquet

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Mr. McAran is the current Superinten-

dent of Tecumseh Schools which serves

over 2,900 students. He graduated from

Adrian College in 1966. He has worked

in many capacities throughout his 47

year career in education. Mr. McAran

was assistant high school principal and

athletic director for Tecumseh schools

from 1967-1983, and returned to Tecum-

seh in 1998 as middle school principal.

He was appointed superintendent in

2005 and will end his career in education

as he plans to retire following the 2012-

2013 school year.

2012 Notable Alumni

The Teacher Education Department was

proud to present the notable alumni award

to Bob Gustas and Mike McAran at the

Teacher Association Banquet. Mr. Gustas

graduated from Adrian College in 1988. He

was awarded the 2010 Hoosier Educator of

the Year Award. Mr. Gustas is currently an

eighth grade math teacher at Hal E. Clark

Middle School in St. John. He is the Lake

Center Teacher’s Association Co-President

and the National Junior Honor Society

Sponsor. Mr. Gustas is also the boys cross-

country and track coach.

Dr. Gene William Poor,

Hamilton Endowed Profes-

sor from Bowling Green

State University, visited

Adrian College on Monday,

October 8. The Institute for

Education and The Institute

for Creativity were honored

to sponsor Dr. Poor's vis-

it. Dr. Poor has been an en-

trepreneur and professor for

40 years. He spoke to Adri-

an College students and fac-

ulty about the importance of

creativity in the business

and education profes-

sions. Attendees of

the presentation left

with a new awareness

of the importance of

creativity in the pro-

fessional setting. Dr.

Poor’s brilliance as an

entrepreneur and

professor shined

throughout his

presentation. The

presentation was en-

gaging and informa-

tive and the attendees

left with a new perspec-

tive on how creativity is

integrated in the profes-

sional workplace. Dr. Poor’s

awards include the 2004 BGSU

Master Teacher Award, and the

2004 Ernst and Young Entrepre-

neur of the Year.

Dr. Poor Presentation

For more information on the symposium,

visit:

http://cosmos.bgsu.edu/nwoSymposium/

index.htm

NWO Symposium On Saturday, October 27, Dr. Andrea R.

Milner, Institute for Education Director, Dr.

Vanessa Morrison, Professor, Teacher Educa-

tion, and Adrian College TED student, Taylor

Hudson, attended the 2012 Northwest Ohio

Symposium on Science, Technology, Engi-

neering, and Mathematics Teaching at Bowl-

ing Green State University

Dr. Milner and Dr. Morrison presented a case

study on Strategies Modeling and Reading To-

gether Through Integrating Science. The

presentation focused on the integration of sci-

ence and reading, teacher beliefs, student

content knowledge, and student attitudes.

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Assistant Professor Al

Craven invited Melissa

Archer and daughter

Jasymnn who is living

with autism, to visit

his class, TED 205,

Education for Excep-

tional Students. They

demonstrated

Jasymann’s utilization

of an iPad. The iPad

has helped not only

Jasymnn but many

other exceptional

students.

The iPad is quickly

becoming widespread

in educational fields.

Melissa Archer, a former

educator, having recog-

nized the value of the iPad

recently held a fundraising

event to raise money to

purchase iPads for local

school districts. On

December 1, another fund-

raising event will take

place in Caine Student

Center at the coffee and

snack bar as the Sodexo

Food Company sponsors,

“Jazzmans supports

Jasmynn”. More infor-

mation on this event can

be found at http://

adrian.edu/news/

jazzmans-supports-

jasmynn.

In Professor Craven’s

class, most students

spend time working with

young adults at the Adri-

an HOPE Community

Center. Adrian College

TED students, Stephanie

Roberts and Carolyn

Kruger, volunteered to

work with Jasymnn in

her home. The gift of

their time, knowledge

and enthusiasm has

benefited all three.

Technology

Enhanced

Learning is Alive

and Well!

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